Man killed in football violence after Rangers title win
Monday, 25 May 2009 10:48
A 49-year-old man lost his life in the violence Printer friendly version Violence following the end of Scottish Premier League season resulted in the death of a 49-year-old man in Coleraine, Northern Ireland.
Rangers beat Dundee 3-0 to take the trophy in Scotland's top division from holders and fierce rivals Celtic.
Following the football results, a group of 40 men many of them wearing Rangers football tops arrived in the Coleraine area with homemade weapons, according to sources speaking to the Belfast Telgraph.
Father of three Kevin McDaid was attacked on his doorstep in the town's Somerset Drive area last evening and died of his injuries in hospital.
Another 46-year-old man has been hospitalised after suffering injuries in the attack, the paper reports.
Deputy first minister Martin McGuinness told the BBC a "sizeable group of loyalists" were responsible for the attack.
"They decided it was a good idea to attack a Catholic area," he added.
"I'm absolutely dismayed at this and I think at this very, very important time, it's important that people in the community identify those responsible and co-operate with the police to bring those murderers to justice."
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